As of December 23, 2024, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has successfully met its annual nomination quota, issuing all 21,500 nominations allocated by the federal government for this year.
Implications for Applicants:
Application Processing: New and existing applications will now be processed under the 2025 allocation. Prospective candidates can continue to submit Expressions of Interest (EOIs) across the program’s primary streams, including the Employer Job Offer and Human Capital categories.
Selection Process: The OINP will maintain its merit-based selection, evaluating EOIs based on a scoring system and conducting draws to determine cut-off scores. Express Entry candidates may receive Notifications of Interest (NOIs) based on their Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores across various streams.
2024 OINP Highlights:
Invitations to Apply (ITAs): The Employer Job Offer: International Student stream led with 8,363 ITAs, followed by the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream with 6,695 ITAs. The Masters Graduate stream also saw significant activity, issuing 5,519 ITAs.
Notifications of Interest (NOIs): Under the Human Capital Priorities stream, 12,731 NOIs were issued, while the Skilled Trades stream accounted for 9,006 NOIs.
Looking Ahead to 2025:
The federal government’s revised immigration targets indicate a substantial reduction in the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) allocations for 2025. The national PNP quota is expected to decrease by 50%, from 110,000 in 2024 to 55,000 in 2025. Consequently, Ontario’s allocation may drop to approximately 10,747 nominations, aligning with 2022 levels.
Applications interested in OINP should expect increased competition and higher cutoff threshholds in 2025 as Ontario adjusts to the reduces federal targets.
